Roman
#5,410 for girls in 2025, 23 births · #42 for boys in 2025, 6,162 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 6,162 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 104,653since 1882
Roman over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,410 | 23 | #42 | 6,162 |
| 2024 | #4,893 | 27 | #52 | 5,502 |
| 2023 | #4,873 | 27 | #66 | 4,803 |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | #68 | 4,740 |
| 2021 | #4,413 | 31 | #74 | 4,571 |
| 2020 | #4,648 | 28 | #77 | 4,491 |
| 2019 | #4,437 | 31 | #72 | 4,919 |
| 2018 | #6,521 | 18 | #86 | 4,390 |
| 2017 | #5,661 | 22 | #91 | 4,282 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #98 | 4,222 |
| 2015 | #5,288 | 25 | #102 | 3,889 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | #113 | 3,481 |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | #136 | 2,886 |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #159 | 2,577 |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #157 | 2,466 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #186 | 1,993 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #206 | 1,837 |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | #205 | 1,933 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #207 | 1,891 |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #209 | 1,819 |
| 2005 | — | #205 | 1,867 | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #238 | 1,398 |
| 2003 | — | #294 | 1,049 | |
| 2002 | — | #284 | 1,045 | |
| 2001 | — | #297 | 985 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #317 | 906 |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | #337 | 787 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #336 | 806 |
| 1997 | — | #347 | 739 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #361 | 672 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #368 | 649 |
| 1994 | — | #376 | 623 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #358 | 661 |
| 1992 | — | #371 | 626 | |
| 1991 | — | #377 | 601 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #374 | 623 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #385 | 572 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #390 | 507 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #444 | 404 |
| 1986 | — | #435 | 390 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #450 | 363 |
| 1984 | — | #405 | 410 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #414 | 386 |
| 1982 | — | #435 | 371 | |
| 1981 | — | #495 | 286 | |
| 1980 | — | #535 | 258 | |
| 1979 | — | #493 | 285 | |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #502 | 260 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #470 | 293 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #436 | 318 |
| 1975 | — | #413 | 350 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #418 | 349 |
| 1973 | — | #408 | 364 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #418 | 360 |
| 1971 | — | #408 | 391 | |
| 1970 | — | #423 | 376 | |
| 1969 | — | #489 | 247 | |
| 1968 | — | #513 | 216 | |
| 1967 | — | #601 | 154 | |
| 1966 | — | #601 | 153 | |
| 1965 | — | #560 | 184 | |
| 1964 | — | #587 | 182 | |
| 1963 | — | #585 | 182 | |
| 1962 | — | #569 | 190 | |
| 1961 | — | #640 | 149 | |
| 1960 | — | #662 | 140 | |
| 1959 | — | #621 | 155 | |
| 1958 | — | #586 | 174 | |
| 1957 | — | #595 | 167 | |
| 1956 | — | #567 | 178 | |
| 1955 | — | #588 | 156 | |
| 1954 | — | #553 | 174 | |
| 1953 | — | #519 | 184 | |
| 1952 | — | #565 | 154 | |
| 1951 | — | #544 | 156 | |
| 1950 | — | #555 | 148 | |
| 1949 | — | #563 | 144 | |
| 1948 | — | #626 | 117 | |
| 1947 | — | #634 | 118 | |
| 1946 | — | #674 | 92 | |
| 1945 | — | #627 | 93 | |
| 1944 | — | #656 | 90 | |
| 1943 | — | #572 | 122 | |
| 1942 | — | #575 | 116 | |
| 1941 | — | #597 | 99 | |
| 1940 | — | #521 | 124 | |
| 1939 | — | #604 | 93 | |
| 1938 | — | #568 | 106 | |
| 1937 | — | #621 | 87 | |
| 1936 | — | #527 | 117 | |
| 1935 | — | #558 | 106 | |
| 1934 | — | #494 | 135 | |
| 1933 | — | #491 | 130 | |
| 1932 | — | #436 | 166 | |
| 1931 | — | #416 | 184 | |
| 1930 | — | #461 | 165 | |
| 1929 | — | #431 | 187 | |
| 1928 | — | #404 | 220 | |
| 1927 | — | #387 | 235 | |
| 1926 | — | #396 | 223 | |
| 1925 | — | #399 | 224 | |
| 1924 | — | #380 | 247 | |
| 1923 | — | #373 | 256 | |
| 1922 | — | #377 | 255 | |
| 1921 | — | #378 | 257 | |
| 1920 | — | #379 | 248 | |
| 1919 | — | #357 | 258 | |
| 1918 | — | #354 | 269 | |
| 1917 | — | #348 | 256 | |
| 1916 | — | #324 | 265 | |
| 1915 | — | #350 | 234 | |
| 1914 | — | #335 | 191 | |
| 1913 | — | #359 | 134 | |
| 1912 | — | #421 | 86 | |
| 1911 | — | #368 | 57 | |
| 1910 | — | #396 | 44 | |
| 1909 | — | #436 | 33 | |
| 1908 | — | #365 | 39 | |
| 1907 | — | #405 | 31 | |
| 1906 | — | #400 | 29 | |
| 1905 | — | #370 | 31 | |
| 1904 | — | #444 | 23 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #426 | 23 | |
| 1901 | — | #453 | 18 | |
| 1900 | — | #534 | 20 | |
| 1899 | — | #402 | 21 | |
| 1898 | — | #418 | 22 | |
| 1897 | — | #438 | 19 | |
| 1896 | — | #534 | 15 | |
| 1895 | — | #456 | 19 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | #629 | 10 | |
| 1889 | — | #525 | 13 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Roman! It came in at #754, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Roman is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#159 · 1 in 709
- Wisconsin#206 · 1 in 2,254
- Minnesota#258 · 1 in 3,210
- Texas#363 · 1 in 2,958
- Michigan#429 · 1 in 8,860
Best ever in a state: #12 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #159 | 8 | 1 in 709 |
| Wisconsin | #206 | 11 | 1 in 2,254 |
| Minnesota | #258 | 7 | 1 in 3,210 |
| Texas | #363 | 20 | 1 in 2,958 |
| Michigan | #429 | 5 | 1 in 8,860 |
| Alabama | #435 | 5 | 1 in 5,500 |
| Ohio | #440 | 5 | 1 in 10,543 |
| Illinois | #477 | 5 | 1 in 11,411 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 10 spots since 2024 (#52 → #42)
- 35 spots since 2020 (#77 → #42)
- 60 spots since 2015 (#102 → #42)
- Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1887 (#647 → #420)
- Biggest drop: 132 spots in 1900 (#402 → #534)
Rise & fade · boys
143 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2025 at #42 (6,162 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1893–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 277
- Highest: 1 in 277 boys born in 2025 were named Roman (0.36%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 33.5% of all boys named Roman (35,105) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 76 | #420 (1887) | #605 |
| 1890s | 135 | #402 (1899) | #539 |
| 1900s | 265 | #365 (1908) | #434 |
| 1910s | 1,794 | #324 (1916) | #361 |
| 1920s | 2,352 | #373 (1923) | #390 |
| 1930s | 1,289 | #416 (1931) | #518 |
| 1940s | 1,115 | #521 (1940) | #605 |
| 1950s | 1,646 | #519 (1953) | #569 |
| 1960s | 1,797 | #489 (1969) | #581 |
| 1970s | 3,346 | #408 (1971) | #439 |
| 1980s | 3,947 | #385 (1989) | #439 |
| 1990s | 6,787 | #336 (1998) | #361 |
| 2000s | 14,730 | #205 (2008) | #246 |
| 2010s | 35,105 | #72 (2019) | #120 |
| 2020s | 30,269 | #42 (2025) | #63 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Roman in 1938
boys
#568
106 births · 1 in 10,464 boys
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 10,464 of them was named Roman, which outranked 85.9% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).